The BAROQUE Crispata

The drawing above is a simplified illustration of one particular pattern of crispation. The key elements to a BAROQUE Crispata are TWISTING petals and sepals and a flat face. The base form for this Crispata can be variable: rounded, spatulate or lanceolate. I hope the illustrations below help to describe this pattern of crispation.

The main difference between a CASCADE and a BAROQUE was the flat-facedness and the rigidity of the twisting of the petals. I described a Baraoque as an "explosion" from the perianth tube, with movement through all of the segments by way of twisting or curling. A Cascade, on the other hand, can be a rather floppy medusa's head, with ringlets dancing about the face of the flower. One is relaxed in expression. The other is more static. I realise that I won't have many followers in this type of sub-categorisation, but it is a level of distinction that I personally enjoy.

HURRICANE BOB As yet unintroduced, from TET SPINDAZZLE.	LADY HILLARY This one could be a spider variant, if so it would not classify as a UF. In our garden, it has never shown such slender petals, and its crispation has not been pronounced.	SPINDAZZLE This cultivar is a regular crispata, but it may measure a Spider Variant; if so, it would not qualify as a UF.

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